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Recent Examples of bottomland
Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands.
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Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season.
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Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property.
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Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season.
—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property.
—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottomland
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They are considered a problem especially in lowland areas of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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But on the palate there’s an earthy elegance indicative of top tier 100% blue weber agave, sourced from the dark volcanic soil of the Jaliscan lowlands.
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An unusually dry and hot winter has created dangerously flammable conditions in forests and grasslands across the West.
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The association says the conservation effort will also offer residents and visitors the chance to learn about the historic relationship between bison, grasslands and Indigenous cultures.
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There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
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Royce Ben Jameson was arrested on suspicion of the offense of firing woods or prairie and third-degree criminal trespass.
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Across the Amazon rainforest, cerrado savanna, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal wetland, Caatinga scrub and Pampa grassland, the country’s plant life seems less like one national inheritance than several botanical worlds sharing a border.
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Set on a tiny, exceedingly private spit of land deep inside a national park, the property spans wetlands, savanna, and Rwanda’s quintessential hillscapes.
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Break up a black-and-white outfit with juicy pops of color, like this creator’s apple-green flats or the lavender patent leather pair below.
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The Billabong Waves Call Cotton Romper is an eye-catching deal for just $36, and it can be styled with sneakers, flats, or sandals to add impressive versatility to your suitcase.
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The same week of sky that delivers the aurora is also delivering polar bears on the tundra and beluga whales in the estuary.
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Crossing over the Continental Divide (following a similar route Native Americans once took), visitors might see elk, deer, and bighorn sheep above the tree line in the dramatic tundra.
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This wilderness area not far from Canaan Valley is known for its bog and heath ecosystems, mountain meadows, and dark, firefly-friendly skies.
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Every passing lawn and meadow, every winding path through the woods, seemed to hide a lurking menace.
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“Bottomland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottomland. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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